Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and VA treatment records. New examinations are also needed to address the relationship between his claimed disabilities and service.

Service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Veteran did not have PTSD in service or at any time thereafter.,Service connection for tonsillitis was granted based on an in-service diagnosis and treatment.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and frostbite of both feet, as well as increased ratings for lumbar strain and cervical strain, a compensable rating for hemorrhoids, and a TDIU rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The claim for TBI was not resolved and remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in disability rating.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability, effective December 14, 2007. The claim for service connection for residuals of TBI is also granted.

The Veteran's TBI with cognitive dysfunction was found to have been aggravated by service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claimed memory loss and TBI are not service-connected as they are related to non-service connected conditions or do not have a direct link to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to March 14, 2016.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's left eye glaucoma is etiologically related to his active duty service or caused by, alternatively aggravated, by his service-connected TBI and/or service-connected right eye disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches are service-connected, but his TBI claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of TBI.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TBI and PTSD are related to her service, warranting a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition. The claim for TDIU is also denied as there are no service-connected disabilities meeting the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including a thoracolumbar spine disorder, right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, and TBI residuals have been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying his claim for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for TBI residuals, including neurobehavioral and cognitive deficits is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for traumatic headaches has been granted, with a rating of 30 percent effective February 20, 2017.,Prior to February 20, 2017, the Veteran was not entitled to any compensation for his headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board videoconference hearing to address his claim of entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to the service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of the appellant's claims, including those regarding service connection. The character of discharge issue is also being addressed.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and whether it is related to his military service.